Ottawa, Ontario, February 13, 2008 – Control Microsystems released SCADAWave data radio products. This advanced radio series includes remotes, base stations and hot standby/redundant station variants in both licensed and unlicensed frequency formats.The license-free format is represented by the SCADAWave Ultra-Series radios, which are designed to provide reliable and secure serial data communication in the 900MHz ISM band. Licensed radios are covered by the SCADAWave M and E-Series products and are offered with a wide range of options.The unlicensed Ultra-Series is Control Microsystems’ answer to the rapidly growing market for spread spectrum radios and includes dual data ports, high data rates and advanced encryption.
The radios operate in either a standard remote unit format or as high-performance base stations or repeaters. “Our new SCADAWave product line is not just another entry into the data radio market,” said Dale Symington, VP Product Strategy. “These radios provide solutions for real SCADA systems including facilities for multiple protocols over the same radio system, collision avoidance, and the ability to extend the RF range of repeater or bridge sites.”Targeting the licensed market, the SCADAWave E-Series radios incorporate advanced digital modulation and signal processing techniques to achieve exceptionally high throughput efficiency using traditional licensed narrow band radio channels.
State-of-the-art features include an advanced DSP-based GMSK digital data modem, user-configurable data ports, and dual independent, high-frequency digital synthesizers. Also targeting the licensed market, the SCADAWave M-Series is a high-value solution using the same advanced digital modulation and signal processing technology as the E-Series only with a sub-set of features. All Control Microsystems SCADAWave radios are configured through the SCADAWave Manager configuration and diagnostics software which includes alarms, trends and data logging. All SCADAWave products come with an industry leading 3-year warranty. Pricing for the unlicensed Ultra-Series start at $690US(approx).
Licensed radios start at $525US(approx).All SCADAWave products are available for delivery by the end of this month, February.
About Control Microsystems:
Control Microsystems is a global supplier of state-of-the-art automation products for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and the world’s largest, privately-held SCADA company. Founded in 1980, the company has led the industry in developing and manufacturing innovative solutions such as the SCADAPack Series of RTU/PLCs that combine high performance communications with high speed processing, ClearSCADA, an advanced process management system that reduces programming time and increases engineering productivity, and SCADASense intelligent sensors and gas production automation products engineered for remote installation in harsh, unattended environments.
Control Microsystems’ products are used around the world in municipal water and wastewater automation; in natural gas and crude oil production, gathering, and pipeline automation, and a wide variety of other industrial automation applications.
